What makes you say that V20200707 has the workaround for the RTC losing time?All my B1W's were manufactured before the real time clock battery was added to the unit, and I did not even know that the B1W had been updated with one back in 2019 until seeing this post. I was also delighted to find that BlueSkySea added some logic to the V20200707 firmware in order to work around the file naming/overwriting issues that can occur when the clock resets back to the default time after the capacitors completely discharge in a few days of being powered off. For my use, I don't particularly care what the files are named, or what time is set on the dashcam, because any dashcam without GPS to set time will always be wrong in some way. When necessary, I can establish precise time for recordings from my GPS-enabled unit, and synchronize all individual videos to a single prior shared reference point. But losing video files, or even having the potential to lose video files is simply unacceptable.
That BlueSkySea added this file naming enhancement functionality to the B1W simply to help their dashcam owners avoid losing necessary video files in such cases -- for units which were already sold long ago -- shows their dedication to customer service, and I greatly appreciate it. I have had so many various issues with dashcams from different manufacturers that I actually added a timer circuit into my dashcam power wiring, which turns on all my dashcams for 2 minutes every 24 hours, simply in order to refresh the charge in capacitors all around, to help avoid various issues like these.
Maybe it's time that I give that new 4K BlueSkySea B4K dashcam a look for the most important front-facing position in my car...
What makes you say that V20200707 has the workaround for the RTC losing time?
My understanding is that V20201117 has that fix, but shouldn't be used because it's buggy.
See here:
How long does the date & time stick on B1W if no power supply for long period of time?
Can you send me also new firmware? I'm looking for locked file and found a lot of 2015 year files. Strange is i'm driving car everyday, but have files only from Sep 12 and Sep 19, Sep 20 I found files between Sep 12 and Sep 19 with timestamp from 2015 year, would try new firmware , thanks It...dashcamtalk.com
And the discussion here:
Firmware from their website. B1W V20200707
Clicking the download button takes me to Google Docs, and it only has one file to download -- cardvr_img.bin. The default_cfg.bin file is not available on the link. It used to take you to a page where you could download both files, now it does not. I did get it to work by using the newest...dashcamtalk.com
I think their inability to actually publish a stable fix for this issue shows their lack of dedication to customer service. The issue has been around for years, and the only fix they produced is buggy beta firmware that they don't recommend people use.
OK then, so it's V20201117 with the RTC lost time workaround. But you say it's buggy. What bug have you personally experienced with it?
Not sure! Still buggy for this beta firmware. It is best to send the camera back for the warranty if it cannot keep time!
I don't say it's buggy. @estore009 says it's buggy:
no longer working as a dashcam with no warning or indication seems like a pretty big bug - and frankly changes it from a dashcam to a window decoration.